http://max256.bearstrong.net/2009/02/01/thugs-of-the-media-conglomerates/ 256 words or less - or your money back! Sat, 04 May 2013 17:25:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://max256.bearstrong.net/2009/02/01/thugs-of-the-media-conglomerates/#comment-63 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:47:07 +0000 http://max256.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/thugs-of-the-media-conglomerates#comment-63 Hm .. maybe I should rephrase that as “becoming a Palestinian outlet for resentment”, then. Etymology is < HREF="http://blog.bearstrong.net/max256/labels/Words.html" REL="nofollow">fun<>. Here’s more in the < HREF="http://www.cracked.com/article_16967_8-racist-words-you-use-every-day.html" REL="nofollow">same vein<>.

]]> http://max256.bearstrong.net/2009/02/01/thugs-of-the-media-conglomerates/#comment-64 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:07:43 +0000 http://max256.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/thugs-of-the-media-conglomerates#comment-64 Incidentally, and completely unrelated, the origin of the word ‘philistine’ is interesting. Originally it means ‘native of the ancient country of Philistia’. This place was in southwest Palestine, yes, I think you’ve recently heard of the place.The word is now used to label ignorance or ‘a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values’ – according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary.And that concludes this evening’s intrusive trivia.

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